Sanfrecce Hiroshima supporters put their faith in manager Skibbe to deliver victory against Nagoya Grampus

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Competition: Japan J-League
Competition: Sat 30.Sep
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: EDION Stadium (36906 seats)

J-League: Two contenders in good form get together for this fixture. Nagoya Grampus with a small upper hand with their 3rd position in the league table?

Insights:
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima is in the best form (4-1-1) in J-League
  • Nagoya Grampus have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both sides have had plentiful rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's hope for an in-your-face match!

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Sanfrecce Hiroshima form and stats

Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played 14 J-League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Sanfrecce are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

No payout for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in their previous match, an away game at Kyoto Sanga that ended in defeat 0-1. The first loss after going undefeated in five league games. Júnior, an attacker, was the highest rated player for the side in that fixture, receiving a rating of 7.44 (out of 10). Júnior hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Vissel Kobe in a game that was won 2-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sanfrecce Hiroshima have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 2 and lost 5.

Trench warfare? Looking at this team's last 12 league games, 10 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).

The Sanfrecce fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. From these home matches, Sanfrecce Hiroshima have conceded only 12 goals.

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Nagoya Grampus form and stats

The visitors are W5-D1-L7 on the road this term. That's in the J-League. Bitter travels for Grampus as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Consadole Sapporo match.

Nagoya Grampus delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Consadole Sapporo (placed 12th) in their previous match. The attacker Junker got a match rating of 7.61 in that game. Junker scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that match, the Nagoya Grampus manager Hasegawa faced defeat when travelling to Avispa Fukuoka and losing 0-1.

Nagoya Grampus are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.

Grampus have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 14 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Nagoya Grampus have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Nagoya Grampus have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (3-1-0) when playing Sanfrecce.

Nagoya Grampus - Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-1 was the end result in these contenders' last head to head fixture, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Nagoya GrampusK. Junker
K. Junker
12 goals
Sanfrecce HiroshimaD. da Silva Vieira
D. da Silva Vieira
7 goals
Sanfrecce HiroshimaP. Soteriou
P. Soteriou
4 goals

Sanfrecce Hiroshima missing players

Nagoya Grampus missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sanfrecce Hiroshima Nagoya Grampus
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 4 13 28
13 8 2 Won W 2 5 13
5 3 1 Drew D 0 1 8
10 3 1 Lost L 2 7 7
33 20 5 Scored S 4 14 35
26 12 3 Conceded C 5 16 27
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
64% 64% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 64%
39% 43% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 43%
11% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 21%
4% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
46% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 46% 50%
32% 36% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 32%
29% 14% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 25%
 
6.5 6.7 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 5.1 5
4 3.6 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.5 4.9
1.3 1.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.5 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
17.4 17.5 20.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 11.8 11.7
6.1 6.6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 4.2 4.2
19% 22% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 26% 30%
 
8.7 7.9 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14 12.7 12.8
3.3 2.9 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.6 4
Key stats in J-League this season:
  • Nagoya Grampus have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nagoya Grampus haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in J-League
  • Sanfrecce Hiroshima is in the best form (4-1-1) in J-League

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vissel Kobe 28 16 7 5 49 25 15 9 4 2 26 12 13 7 3 3 23 13 24 55
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 27 15 6 6 50 33 13 9 3 1 30 12 14 6 3 5 20 21 17 51
3 Nagoya Grampus 28 13 8 7 35 27 15 8 7 0 21 11 13 5 1 7 14 16 8 47
4 Kashima Antlers 27 13 7 7 38 24 13 7 3 3 19 11 14 6 4 4 19 13 14 46
5 Urawa Reds 27 12 10 5 31 20 13 7 5 1 19 9 14 5 5 4 12 11 11 46
6 Cerezo Osaka 28 14 3 11 38 28 14 8 1 5 21 13 14 6 2 6 17 15 10 45
7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 13 5 10 33 26 14 8 3 3 20 12 14 5 2 7 13 14 7 44
8 Avispa Fukuoka 28 13 5 10 30 31 14 8 2 4 15 13 14 5 3 6 15 18 -1 44
9 Kawasaki Frontale 27 10 6 11 35 36 13 5 4 4 17 13 14 5 2 7 18 23 -1 36
10 Tokyo 28 10 6 12 36 40 14 8 2 4 26 19 14 2 4 8 10 21 -4 36
11 Gamba Osaka 27 9 7 11 36 47 13 6 4 3 20 15 14 3 3 8 16 32 -11 34
12 Consadole Sapporo 28 8 9 11 49 51 13 4 2 7 22 21 15 4 7 4 27 30 -2 33
13 Kyoto Sanga 28 10 3 15 31 36 14 7 0 7 16 16 14 3 3 8 15 20 -5 33
14 Albirex Niigata 28 8 9 11 30 37 14 5 4 5 19 21 14 3 5 6 11 16 -7 33
15 Sagan Tosu 28 8 8 12 35 37 14 4 4 6 14 20 14 4 4 6 21 17 -2 32
16 Kashiwa Reysol 28 5 11 12 26 39 15 2 8 5 15 22 13 3 3 7 11 17 -13 26
17 Yokohama 28 5 7 16 24 51 15 4 3 8 15 23 13 1 4 8 9 28 -27 22
18 Shonan Bellmare 27 4 9 14 33 51 13 2 4 7 15 26 14 2 5 7 18 25 -18 21

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vissel Kobe 28 16 7 5 49 25 15 9 4 2 26 12 13 7 3 3 23 13 24 55
2 Yokohama F. Marinos 27 15 6 6 50 33 13 9 3 1 30 12 14 6 3 5 20 21 17 51
3 Nagoya Grampus 28 13 8 7 35 27 15 8 7 0 21 11 13 5 1 7 14 16 8 47
4 Kashima Antlers 27 13 7 7 38 24 13 7 3 3 19 11 14 6 4 4 19 13 14 46
5 Urawa Reds 27 12 10 5 31 20 13 7 5 1 19 9 14 5 5 4 12 11 11 46
6 Cerezo Osaka 28 14 3 11 38 28 14 8 1 5 21 13 14 6 2 6 17 15 10 45
7 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 28 13 5 10 33 26 14 8 3 3 20 12 14 5 2 7 13 14 7 44
8 Avispa Fukuoka 28 13 5 10 30 31 14 8 2 4 15 13 14 5 3 6 15 18 -1 44
9 Kawasaki Frontale 27 10 6 11 35 36 13 5 4 4 17 13 14 5 2 7 18 23 -1 36
10 Tokyo 28 10 6 12 36 40 14 8 2 4 26 19 14 2 4 8 10 21 -4 36
11 Gamba Osaka 27 9 7 11 36 47 13 6 4 3 20 15 14 3 3 8 16 32 -11 34
12 Consadole Sapporo 28 8 9 11 49 51 13 4 2 7 22 21 15 4 7 4 27 30 -2 33
13 Kyoto Sanga 28 10 3 15 31 36 14 7 0 7 16 16 14 3 3 8 15 20 -5 33
14 Albirex Niigata 28 8 9 11 30 37 14 5 4 5 19 21 14 3 5 6 11 16 -7 33
15 Sagan Tosu 28 8 8 12 35 37 14 4 4 6 14 20 14 4 4 6 21 17 -2 32
16 Kashiwa Reysol 28 5 11 12 26 39 15 2 8 5 15 22 13 3 3 7 11 17 -13 26
17 Yokohama 28 5 7 16 24 51 15 4 3 8 15 23 13 1 4 8 9 28 -27 22
18 Shonan Bellmare 27 4 9 14 33 51 13 2 4 7 15 26 14 2 5 7 18 25 -18 21

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